Sunday TimesNancarrow wrote most of his rhythmically superhumanly complex music for the player piano, of which the pneumatic phonola used here is a close relation....continue...
Recording information: Fürstliche Reitbahn Bad Arolsen (01/27/2007/06/26/2007)....continue...

Frank Zappa was never shy about citing the influence of modern classical music on him, especially in its more avant-garde aspects, listing various of his favorites on the 1966 debut album by his band ...continue...

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Study for Player Piano no 3c; Study for Player Piano no 3b; Study for Player Piano no 10; Study for Player Piano no 6; Study for Player Piano no 11, an isorhythmic blues study; Stud...
Performers:
Janssen, Ivo Conductors:Ensemble:
Calefax

"These are nimble arrangements that capture the antic (or mellow) spirit of the originals. The Studies selected include a fair number of the slower ones,...continue...

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Study for Player Piano no 42; Study for Player Piano no 43, canon 24/25 in 2 voices (formerly no 38); Study for Player Piano no 44, aleatory canon; Study for Player Piano no 45 "Sec...

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Study for Player Piano no 3a; Study for Player Piano no 3b; Study for Player Piano no 3c; Study for Player Piano no 3d; Study for Player Piano no 3e; Study for Player Piano no 20 "C...
Performers:
Nancarrow, Conlon [Composer]

"The present four-disc set deserves top priority. It features analogue composer-supervised recordings of the first 41 studies, all taped in Nancarrow's Mexico City studio on...continue...

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Study for Player Piano no 33, canon 2/square root of 2; Study for Player Piano no 34, canon 9/10/11; 4/5/6 (also arranged as a string trio); Study for Player Piano no 35; Study for ...

Canons were Conlon Nancarrow's thing, and the complex temporal courses plotted with the greatest precision in his Studies (The Well-Tempered Clavier of the twentieth century)...continue...

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Study for Player Piano no 1, an arch-form study; Study for Player Piano no 2a, a blues study; Study for Player Piano no 2b (arr. of last mvt. of Piece no 1 for Small Orchestra); Stu...

One of the most fascinating chapters in the history of 20th century piano were Conlon Nancarrow's studies for player piano. After American born Nancarrow returned...continue...

Works: Conlon Nancarrow: Study for Player Piano no 9; Study for Player Piano no 6; Study for Player Piano no 4; Study for Player Piano no 3B; Study for Player Piano no 3C; Study for Player Piano no 3D; Stud...
Performers:
Bugallo, Helena; Williams, Amy

"This is a sensational recording debut for the Bugalio-Williams duo, which has been taking these etudes on the road for some time now. I can't...continue...

This recording is representative, according to the liner notes, of what a Kronos Quartet concert might be like. There are performances by a disparate selection of contemporary composers with a catchy ...continue...